KNOX – Dr. Bud answers essential questions about legalization of pot
Be prepared: this coming Wednesday, Kamloops becomes the Amsterdam of Canada NEXT WEEK’S CHANGES to Canada’s marijuana laws are like next week’s local elections. [Continue]
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KNOX – Marijuana crusader braces for $12,000 ‘Cannabond’ payout
FIFTEEN YEARS LATERr, Ted Smith’s dreams are about to come true: He’s on the hook for $12,000 worth of pot. Back in 2003, the Victoria marijuana crusader devised a novel [Continue]
KNOX – Civic election campaign might be new but the cast is familiar
THEY CLOSED THE NOMINATIONS for B.C.’s local elections Sept. 14, and not a moment too soon. By my count, there are 179 people standing for municipal government in the [Continue]
KNOX – Pot-smoking golfers, the Rogue Cow of Metchosin and campaign bucks
HEADING OFF for a bit, time to update some earlier columns: Do pot and putting mix? Depends who you ask. You might recall the August column about an online survey in which [Continue]
KNOX – The ironic spillover effect of halting the Trans Mountain pipeline
STANDING BESIDE a small array of equipment that, to a layman, looked more suitable to power-washing your driveway than cleaning up after the Exxon Valdez, Canada’s [Continue]
KNOX – Politicians ignored views of West Coast on Trans Mountain
THE TRANS MOUNTAIN pipeline project wasn’t halted because it’s a bad idea. It got derailed because its approval was a railroad job, with we on the West Coast the damsel [Continue]
KNOX – Intrepid soul shows how to step up to nature
THE BEER COMMERCIALS might pretend otherwise, but Canadians are no longer as connected to the land as they once were. Just 19 per cent of us live somewhere rural. That’s [Continue]
KNOX – Friendliness of locals an unexpected treat for visitors
FLORIDA’S CARLOS MORALES was driving the unfamiliar streets of Victoria on Monday when he almost collided with another man. Did the man get mad? No, he apologized to [Continue]
KNOX – Pigeons on Pandora won’t have Sir John A. to perch on any more
THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME Victoria council has debated moving the Sir John A. statue that stands outside City Hall. It did so 18 years ago, too, except that time, the [Continue]
KNOX – Deer in city a sign of wildlife embracing urban pleasures
I DROVE UP TO my supposedly empty house, only to find the front door wide open. Burglar? No, I should be so lucky. I sighed. “What are you doing here, Buck?” Slumped in a [Continue]
KNOX – Mamma Mia? Nah, let’s go camping instead
SHE LOOKED UP from the breakfast table: “I’m having an affair with your brother.” “What?!” “I’m having an affair with your brother.” “Thank heavens,” I [Continue]
KNOX – There are lies and then there are Donald Trump lies
I LOOKED UP from the breakfast table: “I might have accidentally slept with your best friend.” “What!?” “I misspoke,” I said, plucking her fork from my [Continue]
KNOX – Quiz to keep young brain cells in working order this summer
NEWS ITEM: Kids get dumber over the summer. Studies show that the “summer slide” — the loss of knowledge during vacation — typically costs students a month’s worth [Continue]
KNOX – The alternative citizenship exam for new Canadians
ON BEHALF OF of the Government/Gouvernement of Canada/la grand pink bit sur le map and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau/le ministre de selfie smokin’ chaud, I would like to [Continue]
